This week the team at CyanogenMod – a real-deal company now, mind you – have revealed that they’ve attained a second round of major funding from new funders Andreessen Horowitz … Continue reading
After yesterday’s rumors that hackers had swiped Target customer credit card information on Black Friday, the retail giant has officially confirmed that there was indeed a security breach—one that potentially affects up to 40 million of its customers.
You might think your computer runs quietly—or, if you’re unlucky, noisily—but either way you probably wouldn’t expect that its hum could give away your secrets. Turns out, that the noise your computer makes can reveal the RSA keys it’s using.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have positively confirmed the long-discussed ability of government entities and private parties to remotely activate a webcam without the warning light turning on. While this … Continue reading
Xbox One and PlayStation 4 launches brought hacker frenzy, reports Kaspersky Lab
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One brought about a frenzy to more than just the gamer front. According to Kaspersky Lab, coinciding with the consoles’ respective launches, … Continue reading
Eric Rosol is not a big-time hacker. However, the Wisconsin man did participate in the 2011 distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that Anonymous unleashed on Koch Industries—for one whole minute. And for that one minute of his life, a judge just decided, Rosol must pay a $183,000 fine.
The Washington Post is reporting that the NSA has a simple way to work out if you’re worth hacking or not: it just reads your Google cookies.
Network security company FireEye has reported a coordinated malware attack on five European foreign ministries. The attack took place last August just prior to the G20 Summit in September. It was achieved by sending the ministries email attachments bearing file names pertaining to the primary topic of the summit: military options in Syria. Once downloaded, […]
Ever Had An Online Password Stolen?
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis week, a website called haveibeenpwned launched to help folks find out whether their accounts were compromised in recent hacks on Adobe
Sometimes, something is so big that you don’t notice it for a long time. You suddenly realize you’re in a massive crater, say, or that a building is towering overheard. Or, in this case, a gaping security void in the internet. And someone’s been siphoning massive amounts of data out of it.